GABON VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		GABON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,273	4	966	+ 1,307
Tuberculosis	2	2,044	1	1,819	+ 225
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,035	14	318	+ 1,717
HIV/AIDS	4	1,630	2	1,128	+ 502
Stroke	5	1,427	5	896	+ 530
Malaria	6	1,425	7	540	+ 885
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,260	3	1,019	+ 241
Low Birth Weight	8	968	9	494	+ 473
Birth Trauma	9	952	13	362	+ 590
Road Traffic Accidents	10	778	8	518	+ 259
Measles	11	706	20	146	+ 560
Hypertension	12	544	11	412	+ 132
Maternal Conditions	13	510	21	145	+ 365
Liver Disease	14	501	10	416	+ 85
Diabetes Mellitus	15	496	6	643	- 147
Meningitis	16	441	23	113	+ 328
Violence	17	438	17	184	+ 254
Lung Disease	18	415	16	215	+ 200
Congenital Anomalies	19	337	15	285	+ 52
Asthma	20	331	28	90	+ 240
Kidney Disease	21	309	12	384	- 75
Malnutrition	22	300	33	78	+ 222
Other Injuries	23	270	22	140	+ 130
Suicide	24	254	18	183	+ 72
Endocrine Disorders	25	184	25	98	+ 86
Breast Cancer	26	150	27	92	+ 57
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	138	41	36	+ 101
War	28	136	65	3	+ 133
Tetanus	29	122	59	8	+ 113
Inflammatory/Heart	30	117	24	101	+ 16
Pertussis	31	115	31	81	+ 34
Cervical Cancer	32	100	26	96	+ 4
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	89	19	152	- 63
Drownings	34	88	38	42	+ 46
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	84	54	20	+ 64
Falls	36	79	30	84	- 6
Schistosomiasis	37	74	58	14	+ 60
Prostate Cancer	38	68	32	80	- 12
Fires	39	62	39	39	+ 23
Poisonings	40	58	50	28	+ 30
Syphilis	41	52	47	33	+ 19
Lymphomas	42	52	49	32	+ 20
Epilepsy	43	52	40	37	+ 15
Liver Cancer	44	51	35	53	- 2
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	51	37	43	+ 8
Oral Cancer	46	40	34	69	- 30
Leukemia	47	38	57	17	+ 21
Parkinson's Disease	48	29	36	47	- 18
Stomach Cancer	49	28	48	32	- 4
Ovary Cancer	50	28	51	27	+ 1
Appendicitis	51	27	61	7	+ 20
Alcohol	52	27	56	19	+ 7
Oesophagus Cancer	53	21	44	35	- 14
Skin Disease	54	21	52	22	- 1
Lung Cancers	55	20	29	87	- 67
Leishmaniasis	56	20	76	0	+ 20
Drug Use	57	19	45	34	- 15
Skin Cancers	58	19	46	34	- 15
Trypanosomiasis	59	17	42	35	- 18
Pancreas Cancer	60	16	53	21	- 5
Hepatitis B	61	14	62	7	+ 8
Encephalitis	62	12	60	7	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	63	11	66	3	+ 8
Bladder Cancer	64	10	43	35	- 25
Uterin Cancer	65	8	55	19	- 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	7	63	6	+ 0
Diphtheria	67	5	69	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	68	3	72	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	69	2	68	1	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	70	2	64	5	- 3
Ascariasis	71	2	70	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	72	2	67	2	+ 0
Chlamydia	73	1	71	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GABON

Central Africa

Gabon

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.